Morpho Receives U.S. Government Agency Order for Itemiser DX detectors valued at more than $5M
November 4, 2015
ANDOVER, Mass. –– Morpho (Safran), through its subsidiary Morpho Detection, today announced an order for Itemiser® DX explosives trace detectors (ETD) valued at over $5 million. Purchased by a U.S. government agency, Itemiser DX will be used to screen people and materials for explosives at installations around the world. Under terms of the contract, Morpho [...]
November 4, 2015
MARCY L'ETOILE, France--bioMérieux (Paris:BIM), a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, announces the launch of GENE-UP®, its new PCR-based molecular diagnostic system for the detection of microorganisms (bacteria and viruses). This platform enables the microbiological control of food, raw materials and the production environment for customers in the agri-food sector. It is [...]
Dolomite creates unique microfluidics chip for creation of single cell libraries
November 4, 2015
Dolomite, a world leader in microfluidics innovation, has launched the Single Cell RNA-Seq Chip for simple, reliable creation of single cell libraries. This new chip allows researchers to use droplet-based microfluidic methods to help explore the behaviour of thousands of individual cells, providing a rapid and easy way to screen for new or cryptic cell [...]
NEW Versatile High Throughput SEM from JEOL
November 4, 2015
Portland, OR -- JEOL's new JSM-IT100 is the latest addition to its InTouchScope Series of Scanning Electron Microscopes. Representing 50 years of industry leadership with advances in SEM, the IT100 is a simple-to-use versatile, research-grade SEM with a compact ergonomic design. Featuring expanded EDS analysis capabilities and ports for multiple detectors, the InTouchScope is a [...]
November 4, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and BOSTON, Mass. – Twist Bioscience, a company focused on synthetic DNA, and Ginkgo Bioworks, an organism design company, today announced an unprecedented agreement for the purchase of synthetic DNA. Twist Bioscience will supply Ginkgo Bioworks with a minimum of 100 million base pairs of synthetic DNA over the course of a [...]
1ST DETECT, ASTROTECH SUBSIDIARY, EXPANDS U.S. PATENT PORTFOLIO FOR CHEMICAL ANALYZERS
November 4, 2015
USTIN, Texas--1st Detect Corporation, a subsidiary of Astrotech Corporation (NASDAQ: ASTC), was awarded two patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) securing the company’s core ion trap chemical analyzer technology used for chemical detection and analysis. This increases 1st Detect’s total patent count to 11 U.S. and nine international issued and 11 [...]
New Glass Cuvette With Screw Cap Released by FireflySci
November 4, 2015
Brooklyn, NY -- FireflySci Inc. is the latest edition to the world of glass cuvette manufacturing. The founders of the company, Simcha Woitovich and Gordon Cinco have over 20 years of cuvette manufacturing experience. While they carry a line of standard spectrophotometer cuvettes, they also continue to bring fresh new product ideas to the spectroscopy [...]
November 4, 2015
CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced the establishment of a collaborative partnership aimed at identifying cancer genetic mutations linked with Asian populations using Thermo Fisher’s Ion Torrent next-generation sequencing (NGS) platform. The research collaboration will take phased approaches to analyze retrospective samples from cancer patients with Asian ancestry [...]
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Hosts Hall of Fame of German Research for the First Time
November 4, 2015
Darmstadt, Germany – Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced that it has sponsored and helped organize the Hall of Fame of German Research for the first time. At today's event, Gerhard Ertl and Manfred Weck were added as two further members to this circle of distinguished scientists. “As a science and technology [...]
QIAGEN introduces GeneReader NGS System
November 4, 2015
Austin, Texas, and Hilden, Germany – QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the start of commercialization activities for its GeneReader NGS System, the first complete Sample to Insight next-generation sequencing (NGS) solution designed for any laboratory to deliver actionable results. With the introduction of the GeneReader NGS System*, QIAGEN is offering [...]
